The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1887-04-07

noyance, sal1 abruptly III the No"'t
hear nv argument:,' Wlereupon the
Trial Justice said: YES, 60 on Mr..
Jones; don't interrupt him Mr.. Jolin-
stone" Jones then said contemptuouS-
": ''Oh, lie can't confuse me lor throw
me Off 1 don't notice anything that
comes from such a source" George
Johnstone, rising, retorted: I'll the IN
sul.ing puppy will repeat that" This
affiant failed to catch the rest Of the
sentence, for as soon as the word pup
py" was spoken Jones quickly drew and
leveled his pistol. AS he did so aftiant
sprang directly between John>tone and
Jones, who were about six feet apart,
with his back to Johnstone, and endea-
vored to seize Jones' wrist to prevent
him from firing, but Jones fired just as
this af1iant caught at his hand. john
stone had made no effort to draw / wca-
pom when this affiaut sprang to his feet,
and it was physical impoSSiblllty for
him to draw pistol by the time that
Jones fired the first shot. George john
stones interruption of Mr.. Jones' arsI-
ment was made in what appeared to this
alfiant to be legitimate way, anu none
OF Johnstone'> remarks appeared to atfl-
ant offensive or calculated to give an
noyance until Mr.. Jones said that he
didn't notice anything that came from
such :. source. GEORGE B. CROA1ER.
Sworn to before me this the 2nd day
of April, 1887. Y. J.. Pope, lL.s]
n. P. OF S. C.
AFFIDAVIT OF JAMES A. COFIELD.
Personally appeared before me, James
A. Cofeld, who being duly sworn says:
That at the shooting affray between John
B. Jones and George Johnstone, on Satur-
day the 2eth March ut, that John B.
Jones distinctly drew and fired his pistol
before George Johnstone ever drew his
pistol, and that George Johnstonc did
not have lis hand about his pocket
when he rose up, nor did he attempt to
draw until after Jones pointed lis pistol
ut him, and that the act Of George
Johnstone in drawing and firing was ab-
solutely and imperiously necessary to
save his own life, and il this is not case
OF self defence, there can be no such
thing as self defence.
JAMES A. COFIELD.
| Sworn to before me 2nd April 1887,
JAMES F. .KILGoRE, Il. s..
n. P. OF S. c.
AFFIDAVIT OF JOS. S. REID.
Personally appeared before Inc, Joseph
S. Reid, who being sworn says: That
at the encounter between George John
stone and John B. Jones, in Trial Justice
Blease's office, on Saturday 2Gth March
1887, that e firing between the said
two parties had entirely ceased before
any person reached Mr.. Johnstone's
side, or in other words, Mr.. Johnstone
quit firing before any one reached him.
Deponent further says, that he does not
sec how it would have been possible for
George Johnstonc to have saved his life,
except by acting as he did; that is,
shooting his oppone%t Col. John B.
Jones. JOS. 5. RE1D.
Sworn to before me 2nd of April, 1887,
JAMES F. kILGoRE, IL. 81
n. P. OF S. c.
AFFIDAVIT OF E. p. BRADLEY.
Personally came before me, E. P.
Bradley, who being sworn says: That at
the shooting affray between Col. Jno. b.
Jones and Col. Geo. Johnstone, on the
26th March, 1887, in Mr.. Blease's office
-deponent was the first person who
reached JohnStone's side, and that was
after both parties had emptied their
pistols-that no one stopped Johnstonc
lfrom firing unless he stopped because
this deponent took hold OF him.
Dcponent further says: That tie
shooting by Johnstone was absolutely
necessary in order to preserve his own
life, and that it was al act in selt-dc-
fence il there ever was one,
That he saw Johnstonc when he was
struck by the ball in the groin, and that
he fell toward the floor, but caught and
didn't quite fall PROSTATE.
E.P. BRADLEY.
Sworn to before me, 2nd April, 1887.
JAMES F. k1LGoRE, II. S.
n. P. OF S. C.
AFFIDAVIT OF S. p. BAIRD.
Personally came Spencer ?. Baird,
who after being duly sworn, deposes and
says: That he was born and brought
up in the County and State aforesaid,
and that he is now about forty-nine
years of age: That on the 2Gth day OF
March, a. D., 1887, he with others was
in the court room OF Henry II. Blease
ESQ. as Trial Justice in the town OF
Newberry. in the County and State
aforesaid when the action OF one Coram
rs Plaintiff against Reeves as Defendant,
the plaintiff being represented BY
Messrs. N. A. Carlisle and Jno. B. Jones,
the Defendant being represented by
McssrS. Geo. Johnstonc and Geo. B.
Cromer, was being tried: That at the
hearing some words passed between Mr..
Jno. B. Jones and Mr.. Geo. Johnstonc,
but this deponent cannot recall said
words except lie heard Mr.. Jones speak
angrily to Johnstone and that he heard
Mr.. Geo. Jolnstonc use some such words
as puppy" and ''if you repeat" and
thcrcupon Immediately Mr. Jno. B.
Jones drew and pointed his pistol at Mr..
Geo. Johnstone and tired-that ball
striking Mr.. Geo. Johnstone about the